ployees of the Light Hydrocar-
bons and Mechanical Engineer-
ing Divisions.
The first unit on which repair
and maintenance work will start
is the LEAR-1, followed by the
PCAR, the ISAR, LEAR-II and
AAR 1 & 2 units.
Some of the work on these
units will include cleaning of
towers and heat exchangers,
piping renewals and repairs to
rotating, electrical and instru-
ment equipment.
In addition to demonstrating
their skills on this big main-
tenance job, these M&C person-
nel will have to exercise extra
efforts to make this turnaround
a safe and accident-free one.
With all the bustling activities
around the units, employees
should pay special care to ob-
serve all safety precautions and
be alert all the time for possible
hazards.
The main rules are: Use the
right tools that are in good con-
dition, prepare your work area
properly, wear proper protective
equipment and, above all, esta-
blish and maintain a safe atti-

tude toward your work. Some of
the basic safety precautions to
follow are:
1. Wear a safety hat all the
time while working on the
units.
2. Use the correct type of sa-
fety goggles to protect your
eyes.
3. Use the proper gloves to
safeguard your hands.
4. Wear safety shoes.
5. Use proper eye protection
for welding jobs and when
cutting any structure or
part of a structure, be sure
to have them protected
against sudden collapse or
fall.
6. For pulling and lifting jobs,
be sure the item being pul-
led or lifted is properly
hooked or secured, so it
won't slip and fall on fel-
low workers at lower levels.
7. Be sure the equipment you
are working on has been
prepared, washed out and
gas-freed before opening
or doing hot work on them.
Observe the rules for hot
(Continued on page 2)

Starting on Friday, February

le, and with work progressing
around the clock for about six
weeks, all the units of the Light
Hydrocarbons Division will un-
oergo a major turnaround. In-
volved in this turnaround on

field work will be some 200 men
from Lago's Mechanical-M&C,
including Metal Tradesmen,
Equipment Tradesmen, Building
& Equipment Tradesmen and
Cleanoutmen. Assisting in this
work will also be various em-

Winding up the Traffic Safety
Slogan Contest launched in 1971
by Esso Netherlands Antilles
Ltd. were two presentations of
prizes by Esso Marketing Re-
presentative Roro Hernandez
during a TV program on Jan-
uary 28. The prizes went to
Nilo Swaen of PR/IR-Safety
Section as the slogan winner
for December and to the winner
of the year, Rudy Croes, who
was also the slogan winner for
January, 1971.
Nilo's slogan "Make Every

Warnings
(Trash drums and special
buckets will be available, so
use them).
The Mechanical Turnaround
Coordinator H. W. Schlepp said
he is confident the M&C per-
sonnell will do a splendid and
safe job and will keep up their
magnificent safety record of the
past nearly three years.

Drive A Safety Drive" was sel-
ected from among 360 entries
received in December. A regu-
lar participant every month, Ni-
lo submitted some 100 slogans
during last year. The prize he
selected was an Osterizer,
which his son NIlo Jr. received
during the TV program.
Rudy's Papiamento slogan
was rated the best for 1971:
"Sea Bispao, Corre cu Cuidao"
(Be Alert, Drive Carefully). The
special prize he selected was
a floor polisher.
The Traffic Safety Slogan
Contest drew interest from all
sectors of the Aruba population.
Several hundreds of persons
submitted over 5,500 slogans in
the contest last year. The en-
tries were judged by the mem-
bers of the Aruba Traffic Safety
Committee, under chairmanship
of Hubert Ecury.
(Continued on page 8)

N. Swaen Wins December Traffic

Slogan; Rudy Croes is 1971 Winner

I

February 11, 1972

February 11. 1072 ARUBA ESSO NEWS

At left, Lord Boxoe Is in
action with his winning
Calypso "Dig Me Well".
In center, runner-up for
~ the Calypso title Mighty
Fernando makes his presentation at the Sport Park on January 21.
At right, Aruba Carnival President Milo Croes crowns Lord Boxoe
Calypso King 1972, who also won the road march with "Pussy Don't
Kill Me."

Carnival Youth Prince elected at Connie Francis Club on January 22
was Prince Jump Nelson Marquez (in picture at right), with his
Pancho Up Malkel Matos (at left) and Miss Teenage Marlella Figaroa.
In picture at left are Prince Car-
nival and his Pancho: Prince
Travellers Buchi Lade (at left)
and Pancho Check Milo Ras. In
picture at right, Lt. Governor 0.
S. Henriquez transfers command
during Carnival season to Prince
Travellers by turning over the
symbolic key of Aruba.

0. When is the HDS Plant be-
low the Vacuum Stills going
to get a utility building and
lunch shelter?
A. Construction drawings for the
building are ready, bids are
being solicited, and a con-
tract for erecting the build-
ing is expected to be signed
by the end of this month.
Q. Why doesn't Lago change
the system of giving an em-
ployee a watch on his 25th
service anniversary and give
him a check Instead, the
way the Government does. I
think a check would be bet-
ter, because a lot of people
already own a watch, so
when they get one, they end
up with two, and most of the
time you don't use two wat-
ches. That Is why I think that
a check should be given In-
stead of a watch so that the
employee can buy whatever
he wants.
A. The 25-year watch given to
Lago employees is more
than a recognition of serv-
ice. It is a memento, a keep-
sake which a man can use
and pass on to his son as a
family heirloom or keepsake.
Money given on such an
occasion is quickly spent
and the man has nothing to
show for the recognition
which he received. Moreover,
indications from our employ-
ees are that the great ma-
jority prefer to receive a
watch.
0. Why is Gate No. 9 opened
till 12:10 while we have to
go home at twelve to eat. I
would like an answer.
A. There may have been one or
two occasions where this
gate has been opened 5 min-
utes later than the regular
opening hours. Since this

gate is not operated on a
24-hour basis, the policeman
assigned to this post may
have been delayed on emer-
gencies, which is beyond our
control. We have discussed
this matter with the Lago
Police, who assured us that
they will make every effort
to open this gate on time in
the future.
0. Why doesn't Lago give its
employees the opportunity
of ordering special safety
shoes like It used to before?
A. Because of changes and in-
crease in foreign purchase
expenses beyond control of
Lago, a pair of "special"
safety shoes now can cost
up to $80. Lago believes that
this special service is not
attractive any more to its
employees and consequently
stopped ordering "special"
safety shoes.
0. Why not open Gate No. 6
and make It a checkpoint,
because a better Job can be
done here than at Gate No.
3, so the people entering or
leaving the Colony can also
be checked.
A. Gates No. 2 and No. 3 are
checkpoints because both
gates give access/exit to the
Refinery area. Gate No. 6
only gives access/exit to the
Community area.
Q. Why doesn't the Company
Install connection for out-
side calls In battery areas
for Process personnel. In the
event of overtime or family
conditions, It Is necessary to
contact home. Process per-
sonnel is down to a mini-
mum where it Is difficult to
leave battery limit for a
phone with outside connec-
tion.
A. The capacity of the com-
pany's outside telephone
connections is essentially
used up at present. Since it
Is not possible to connect
all company phones to out-
(Continued on page 7)

ARUBA ESSO NEWS

February 11 1972

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February 11, 1972 ARUBA ESSO NEWS

Tester Spins Tires for Two Months

To Check if Sidewalls Will Crack

Using a large outdoor tire
machine, Esso Research & En-
gineering Company scientists
are trying to predict how auto
and truck tire sidewalls con-
taining synthetic elastomers will
perform under actual driving
conditions.
Enclosed in a safety cage at
the Esso Research Center in
Linden, N.J., the new tire tester
is capable of simultaneously
testing sidewall compounds in
six automobile and two truck-
size tires.
The sidewalls are tested to
determine their relative weath-
ering and flex cracking resist-
ance. If a sidewall successfully
passes the test, it is an indica-
tion that the sidewall will per-
form well during its actual ser-
vice life.

The test involves running the
tires against 24-inch or 48-inch
smooth steel wheels which spin
at a constant speed of 30 miles
per hour for a period of two
months or 40,000 miles. This
simulates a typical tire's service
life. The tire inflation pressure
and load (weight) on the tire
may be varied as desired.
in a typical test, a tire is de-
flected about 20 percent of its
initial height by the use of steel
weights which are attached to
a lever arm on the machine.

Information gained from the
tire tester will be of great value
in the marketing of elastomer
products because it will provide
ERE scientists with information
on tire durability and sidewall
performance.

SQuestions/Answers
(Continued from page 6)
side connections, available
capacity is assigned and
used on the basis of prior-
ities for conducting company
business.
Q. I would like to know If
swing assistant, when he is
doing that Job, Is supposed
to know the unit that he Is
swinging on, or Isn't It ne-
cessary to know part of all
units? Answer.
A. The specific duties of each
swing assistant operator are
defined In the job descrip-
tion sheets for each swing
job. Each swing assistant
operator must be qualified
to work on all units covered
by the job description sheet
for his particular Job.

In left picture, PR Administrator O. V. Antonette welcomes U.S. Press
men at the General Office Building. In center, President Roy L.
Trusty (2nd from I) is in conversation with guests and in picture at
right PR/IR Manager B. E. Nixon (at r) converses with two of the
Journalists.

The year's first tournament on the course of the Aruba Golf Club
was Initiated by Winkel Handel MIJ. on January 23. In picture at left,
Aruba Sports Queen Clarette Lopez Is teeing off the first ball, offi-
cially opening the tournament.

Slogan Contest
(Continued from page 2)
Coordinator for the Contest
Roro Hernandez remarked: "We
hope the winning slogans will
continue to be a constant re-
minder to drivers to help re-
duce traffic accidents in Aru-
ba."
The winning traffic slogans
for 1971 are listed in a separate
box on Page 7. Stickers of these
slogans will be made available
to Aruba motorists at the local
Esso Servicenters during this
year.